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Visitor Information Group tours available by appointment, to enquire about group tours of 10 people submit a request form or email bookings@nattrust.com.au For FREE entry to over 1000 properties in Victoria and beyond, plus reduced entry to events and exhibitions, become a National Trust member.   Purchase a Gift Certificate
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Board of Directors for 2022

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On 27 November 2021 we held the National Trust's Annual General Meeting at the S.H. Ervin Gallery and announced our Board of Directors for 2022, as elected by National Trust members.
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Volunteers and staff recognised at the 2021 National Trust Honours Awards

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The National Trust (NSW) recognised valued volunteers and staff with the annual National Trust Honours Awards on Saturday as part of the Annual General Meeting. The awards recognise individuals who have given outstanding service to the National Trust. Congratulations and thank you to all of our winners.
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NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards finalists

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National Trust volunteers are finalists in the NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards 2021.
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Dine and Discover extended – use your vouchers to experience heritage

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From contemporary art to colonial furniture, manicured modern gardens to sandstone stables – we have something for everyone at our extraordinary properties across New South Wales. Following the most recent lockdown, we are delighted that our properties are gradually reopening from 4 November 2021 and many of which are participating
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NTAV 65th AGM

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National Trust of Australia (Victoria) Members are advised that the 65th Annual General Meeting will commence at 11.00am on Saturday 20 November 2021. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this will be a virtual AGM conducted online.   65th AGM Details Date and Time: Saturday 20 November 2021 . The meeting
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Our doors are reopening

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From 4 November National Trust (NSW) properties are gradually reopening.
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The first regional gallery in the Southern Highlands has opened

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Retford Park in Bowral is now home to the region’s first art gallery, Ngununggula. Meaning 'belonging' in the traditional language of the Gundungurra First Nations people, Ngununggula opened to the public on 12 October.
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MEDIA RELEASE: Pentridge appoints National Trust of Australia (Victoria) as tourism partner

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Pentridge appoints National Trust of Australia (Victoria) as tourism partner Significant heritage buildings at Melbourne’s former Her Majesty’s Prison Pentridge, which housed some of Australia’s most infamous criminals, are set to open for visitors in 2023. To bring this experience to life, Pentridge has appointed National Trust of Australia (Victoria)
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Australian War Memorial – Main Works

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The National Trust  of Australia (ACT) has lodged a strong objection to the Australian War Memorial redevelopment, identifying a number of changes that will lead to a severe impact on the heritage values of this iconic national institution. National Trust of Australia (ACT) – Have Your Say – 10 September
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Governor of Victoria

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A message of support for the people of Victoria from the Hon Linda Dessau AC, Governor of Victoria.   Please click below to read the message from HE the Governor of Victoria the Hon Linda Dessau AC, and Mr Anthony Howard AM QC Click here to read message  
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Funding to preserve Riversdale’s 19th century sketches

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Riversdale has been selected through Round 1 of the 2021 Museums and Galleries NSW grants program. Funded by the NSW Government and Create NSW, the grant is designed to provide assistance to volunteer community museums to help enhance their offering to the public. Emily Rose Twynam was a gifted artist
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2021 Australian Marmalade Awards

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Homemade marmalade competition Open to all members of the public Entries close Friday 1st October 2021   About the competition The Australian Marmalade Awards celebrates the nation’s most outstanding marmalade creations. The Homemade competition is open to everyone. You may wish to enter into one or more of the 6 competition categories listed
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2022 Prelude heritage residency now open to Australian composers

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Applications for Prelude composer residencies in 2022 are now open and will close on midnight Sunday 15 August 2021. The residency is part of a program run by the Peggy Glanville-Hicks Composers House Trust, offering year-long residencies to allow composers to focus on their craft while residing in one of
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NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards 2021

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The National Trust is a not-for-profit, community organisation that relies on the generosity and support of 2,000 volunteers state-wide. We couldn’t do our vital work without volunteers and appreciate the contributions from each individual. Now in their 15th year, the NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards have grown to become
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Themes for Westralian histories with Dr Bruce Baskerville

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Your July Heritage Conversation The National Trust’s property portfolio has been built up over more than 60 years and, across the decades, places have often been acquired serendipitously rather than as a carefully considered collection. Yet, there are common threads that link many of these places, some obvious and others
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New Art Gallery for historic York Courthouse Complex

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The complex has been leased to a small team of passionate and professional art lovers, who plan to open the space as a gallery of Western Australian Art.  “This is an exciting reuse of an important heritage place and will contribute to the activation to the main street of York,” said
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What is Perth? Let’s start by embracing our city’s heritage

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As we consider the challenge from Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas to know what makes Perth, as part of the City’s efforts to rebrand our city and put Perth on the global stage, it is important to embrace the contribution heritage makes to a place’s identity. Thoughtful reflection will include our
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ACT Region Heritage Symposium 2021

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Heritage at Times of Crisis: Saving, Sustaining, Sharing In a Land of Fires, Droughts and Flooding Rains, and now Climate Change, and a health pandemic, what role at such times has a community’s heritage in maintaining its sense of place, of belonging, and continuity? In this year’s Symposium, we will
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Meet the recipients of the INSPIRE Writer in Residence initiative 2021

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Now in its second year, the INSPIRE Writer in Residence initiative is a partnership between the National Trust of Western Australia and the State Government. Following an open call, 42 applications were received, double the number of submissions in 2020. The five successful writers for 2021 are: Nandi Chinna: residency
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Heritage architecture award for Strawberry Hill / Barmup Visitor Hub

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The award recognises of the immense amount of work that has gone into transforming the visitor experience at this special heritage place. Strawberry Hill in Albany was established in 1827 as the first European farm in Western Australia on the site of a significant Menang Aboriginal camping area, known as
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